Microsoft Office Communicator 2005
Overview
Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 1.0.559.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is communicator.exe. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 9.97 MB (10,449,196 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 62% of users of Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and India.
Program details
URL: www.microsoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communicator\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{BE5AD430-9E0C-4243-AB3F-593835869855}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 9.97 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Microsoft Office Communicator 2005
| Program executable: | communicator.exe |
| Name: | Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communicator\communicator.exe |
| MD5: | c3982059bea39ed3de48ff6a05dffd91 |
Additional files:
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lcapi.dll - Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 (Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 User Agent DLL)
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lcimsp.dll - Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 IM Service Provider DLL
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lclang.dll - Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 Language Specific Resources--English
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lcmedia.dll - Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 Audio, Video and RTP Filters
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lcmsgsc.dll - Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 Service
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lcres.dll - Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 Resource DLL
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LCWABExt.dll
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msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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custsat.dll - custsat
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Extension
- communicator.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683}.
Startup File (User Run)
- communicator.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'COMMUNICATOR' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communicator\Communicator.exe" /background.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- communicator.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communicator\communicator.exe'.
How do I remove Microsoft Office Communicator 2005?
You can uninstall Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Microsoft Office Communicator 2005, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Microsoft Office Communicator 2005.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win XP 1%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
69.79% |
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| Windows XP |
21.88% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.17% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.13% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
1.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
29.17% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
21.88% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
4.17% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
2.08% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.08% |
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Geography
61.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
61.83% |
| Brazil |
3.82% |
| India |
3.82% |
| United Kingdom |
3.82% |
| Mexico |
3.05% |
| Italy |
3.05% |
| France |
2.29% |
| Turkey |
2.29% |
| China |
2.29% |
| Colombia |
1.53% |
| Belgium |
1.53% |
| Japan |
1.53% |
| Chile |
0.76% |
| Singapore |
0.76% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
44.58% |
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| Dell |
34.94% |
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| Lenovo |
15.66% |
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| Intel |
2.41% |
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| Acer |
1.20% |
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| Sony |
1.20% |
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Common models |
| HP EliteBook 8460p |
6.52% |
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| HP EliteBook 2560p |
4.35% |
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| HP ProBook 6470b |
4.35% |
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| Dell Latitude E6400 |
2.17% |
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| Dell Latitude E6420 |
2.17% |
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| HP ProDesk 600 G1 SFF |
2.17% |
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About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com